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Bloomington, IL vs Arlington, TX

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 19.6% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in Arlington than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington

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 Bloomington, ILArlington, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,974$13,644$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275$9,823$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,416$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1814.6916.23
 Students per Librarian5908894573
 Students per Counselor756365530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.0%85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%22.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.2%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%31.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.4%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 7 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
61704 61701 61705
ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total

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